Mark Stockdale of Woburn Golf Club has won the West Of England Amateur Golf Tournament, held at the Royal North Devon Golf Club from 27th to 29th April. Stockdale finished 11 under par, with scores of 70, 66, 74, and 67. Alexander Ford was the next closest competitor, finishing 3 under par, with scores of 74, 66, 72, and 73. The tournament was played in near-perfect golfing conditions and the two players were the only finishers under par from a field of 96 players. For the full scoring please cl...

As of the 19th July, the following changes will occur due to the removal of some covid restrictions. Course The flagstick may now be removed or attended, the foam in the base will be removed.The preferred lies rule in the bunkers for stroke play competitions has been removed. it will remain for general play and matchplay events.The bunkers will be raked when stroke-play events are due to be played.All rakes will be placed in the bunkers. the correct method of using a rake is to push the sand for...

Saturday was a little wet but that didn't dampen any spirits at the club at all! The course is playing incredibly well, the green are amazing and as a result the scores in the Saturday Winter mixed Greensomes were superb with a couple of ladies groups doing really well towards the end just when Martin Butler and Robert Greenwood were writing their speeches! Congratulations to Pauline and Sahara on an excellent 43 points.   So Saturday went on late into the evening with the second visit to t...

The crows finally seem to have stopped pecking at the greens and surrounds. The grubs they seek have migrated deeper into the soil and out of reach. We will continue to search for remedies in order to try and prevent a re-occurrence next winter. We have managed to patch and repair the majority of the damage caused to these areas, it is now just a matter of dressing/levelling and growing the patches in. The greens (not attacked by crows) have made it through the winter in good order, but like the...

The course has undergone a sustained attack from the sea for all of the time it has existed and during the winter of 2017/18 we lost over 20ft of sand dune beside the 7th green which took half of the 8th Championship tee completely. The 7th green is now only about 35ft from the edge of the erosion. It was decided by the committee that a redesign of the affected area of the course was urgently necessary to ensure that we will always have 18 Championship golf holes worthy of the title "The oldest ...